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Torfaen and North Durham

94,119 and 97,555 residents (mid-2024).

Torfaen is higher than North Durham on 16 of 22 measures per person in the age group, 13 of 22 per resident and 10 of 22 in total.

On 6 of 22 measures, which area is higher depends on whether you count per person or in total. Choose a way of counting below to see each one.

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Per person in the age group

Torfaen is higher on 16 of 22 measures, and North Durham on 6. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Torfaen North Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,605, North Durham £5,431North Durham: £5,431Torfaen: £5,605North Durham: £5,455Torfaen: £5,628North Durham: £5,152Torfaen: £5,316

    £5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,431£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £13,217, North Durham £13,275North Durham: £13,275Torfaen: £13,217North Durham: £13,332Torfaen: £13,274North Durham: £12,592Torfaen: £12,537

    £13,217£13,274£12,537North Durham is higher£13,275£13,332£12,592

  3. Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,803, North Durham £2,475North Durham: £2,475Torfaen: £2,803North Durham: £2,485Torfaen: £2,815North Durham: £2,348Torfaen: £2,659

    £2,803£2,815£2,659Torfaen is higher£2,475£2,485£2,348

  4. State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    State Pension, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £11,652, North Durham £11,782North Durham: £11,782Torfaen: £11,652North Durham: £11,832Torfaen: £11,702North Durham: £11,176Torfaen: £11,053

    £11,652£11,702£11,053North Durham is higher£11,782£11,832£11,176

  5. Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £550, North Durham £542North Durham: £542Torfaen: £550North Durham: £545Torfaen: £553North Durham: £514Torfaen: £522

    £550£553£522Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£542£545£514

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £979, North Durham £916North Durham: £916Torfaen: £979North Durham: £920Torfaen: £983North Durham: £869Torfaen: £929

    £979£983£929Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£916£920£869

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per person aged 66 and over: Torfaen £35, North Durham £35North Durham: £35Torfaen: £35North Durham: £35Torfaen: £36North Durham: £33Torfaen: £34

    £35£36£34Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£35£35£33

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £807, North Durham £669North Durham: £669Torfaen: £807North Durham: £672Torfaen: £811North Durham: £634Torfaen: £766

    £807£811£766Torfaen is higher£669£672£634

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £188, North Durham £176North Durham: £176Torfaen: £188North Durham: £177Torfaen: £189North Durham: £167Torfaen: £179

    £188£189£179Torfaen is higher£176£177£167

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £170, North Durham £189North Durham: £189Torfaen: £170North Durham: £190Torfaen: £171North Durham: £180Torfaen: £161

    £170£171£161North Durham is higher£189£190£180

  11. Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £2,094, North Durham £1,843North Durham: £1,843Torfaen: £2,094North Durham: £1,851Torfaen: £2,103North Durham: £1,749Torfaen: £1,986

    £2,094£2,103£1,986Torfaen is higher£1,843£1,851£1,749

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, North Durham £239North Durham: £239Torfaen: £266North Durham: £240Torfaen: £267North Durham: £227Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £519, North Durham £426North Durham: £426Torfaen: £519North Durham: £428Torfaen: £522North Durham: £404Torfaen: £493

    £519£522£493Torfaen is higher£426£428£404

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £7.39, North Durham £7.22North Durham: £7.22Torfaen: £7.39North Durham: £7.25Torfaen: £7.42North Durham: £6.85Torfaen: £7.01

    £7.39£7.42£7.01Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£7.22£7.25£6.85

  15. Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25

    Income Support, per person aged 16 to 64: Torfaen £12, North Durham £9.07North Durham: £9.07Torfaen: £12North Durham: £9.11Torfaen: £12North Durham: £8.60Torfaen: £11

    £12£12£11Torfaen is higher£9.07£9.11£8.60

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.16, North Durham £6.80North Durham: £6.80Torfaen: £7.16North Durham: £6.83Torfaen: £7.19North Durham: £6.45Torfaen: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 1,028.5, North Durham 1,033.6North Durham: 1,033.6Torfaen: 1,028.5

    1,028.5North Durham is higher1,033.6

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 136.4, North Durham 137.4North Durham: 137.4Torfaen: 136.4

    136.4North Durham is higher137.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 people aged 66 and over: Torfaen 198.7, North Durham 181.5North Durham: 181.5Torfaen: 198.7

    198.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count181.5

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.2, North Durham 100.6North Durham: 100.6Torfaen: 113.2

    113.2Torfaen is higher100.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torfaen 259.1, North Durham 227.8North Durham: 227.8Torfaen: 259.1

    259.1Torfaen is higher227.8

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 people aged 16 to 64: Torfaen 36.4, North Durham 40.8North Durham: 40.8Torfaen: 36.4

    36.4North Durham is higher40.8

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Torfaen and North Durham, per person in the age group
MeasureTorfaenNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,605£5,628£5,316£5,431£5,455£5,152Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£13,217£13,274£12,537£13,275£13,332£12,592North Durham
Working-age benefitsper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,803£2,815£2,659£2,475£2,485£2,348Torfaen
State Pensionper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£11,652£11,702£11,053£11,782£11,832£11,176North Durham
Pension Creditper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£550£553£522£542£545£514Torfaen
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£979£983£929£916£920£869Torfaen
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper person aged 66 and over, 2024-25£35£36£34£35£35£33Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£807£811£766£669£672£634Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£176£177£167Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£170£171£161£189£190£180North Durham
Universal Creditper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£2,094£2,103£1,986£1,843£1,851£1,749Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£239£240£227Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£519£522£493£426£428£404Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£7.39£7.42£7.01£7.22£7.25£6.85Torfaen
Income Supportper person aged 16 to 64, 2024-25£12£12£11£9.07£9.11£8.60Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£6.80£6.83£6.45Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 20261,028.51,033.6North Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026136.4137.4North Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 people aged 66 and over, March 2026198.7181.5Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.2100.6Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, May 2026259.1227.8Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 people aged 16 to 64, March 202636.440.8North Durham

Per resident

Torfaen is higher on 13 of 22 measures, and North Durham on 9. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Torfaen North Durham

  1. All benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    All benefits, per resident: Torfaen £5,605, North Durham £5,431North Durham: £5,431Torfaen: £5,605North Durham: £5,455Torfaen: £5,628North Durham: £5,152Torfaen: £5,316

    £5,605£5,628£5,316Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£5,431£5,455£5,152

  2. Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, per resident: Torfaen £2,639, North Durham £2,839North Durham: £2,839Torfaen: £2,639North Durham: £2,851Torfaen: £2,650North Durham: £2,693Torfaen: £2,503

    £2,639£2,650£2,503North Durham is higher£2,839£2,851£2,693

  3. Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, per resident: Torfaen £1,697, North Durham £1,501North Durham: £1,501Torfaen: £1,697North Durham: £1,507Torfaen: £1,704North Durham: £1,423Torfaen: £1,610

    £1,697£1,704£1,610Torfaen is higher£1,501£1,507£1,423

  4. State Pensionper resident, 2024-25

    State Pension, per resident: Torfaen £2,327, North Durham £2,520North Durham: £2,520Torfaen: £2,327North Durham: £2,531Torfaen: £2,336North Durham: £2,390Torfaen: £2,207

    £2,327£2,336£2,207North Durham is higher£2,520£2,531£2,390

  5. Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, per resident: Torfaen £110, North Durham £116North Durham: £116Torfaen: £110North Durham: £116Torfaen: £110North Durham: £110Torfaen: £104

    £110£110£104North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£116£116£110

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £195, North Durham £196North Durham: £196Torfaen: £195North Durham: £197Torfaen: £196North Durham: £186Torfaen: £185

    £195£196£185North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£196£197£186

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, per resident: Torfaen £7.07, North Durham £7.51North Durham: £7.51Torfaen: £7.07North Durham: £7.54Torfaen: £7.10North Durham: £7.12Torfaen: £6.71

    £7.07£7.10£6.71North Durham is higherDepends on how you count£7.51£7.54£7.12

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £807, North Durham £669North Durham: £669Torfaen: £807North Durham: £672Torfaen: £811North Durham: £634Torfaen: £766

    £807£811£766Torfaen is higher£669£672£634

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, per resident: Torfaen £188, North Durham £176North Durham: £176Torfaen: £188North Durham: £177Torfaen: £189North Durham: £167Torfaen: £179

    £188£189£179Torfaen is higher£176£177£167

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per resident: Torfaen £103, North Durham £115North Durham: £115Torfaen: £103North Durham: £115Torfaen: £103North Durham: £109Torfaen: £98

    £103£103£98North Durham is higher£115£115£109

  11. Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, per resident: Torfaen £1,268, North Durham £1,118North Durham: £1,118Torfaen: £1,268North Durham: £1,122Torfaen: £1,273North Durham: £1,060Torfaen: £1,203

    £1,268£1,273£1,203Torfaen is higher£1,118£1,122£1,060

  12. Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, per resident: Torfaen £266, North Durham £239North Durham: £239Torfaen: £266North Durham: £240Torfaen: £267North Durham: £227Torfaen: £252

    £266£267£252Torfaen is higher£239£240£227

  13. Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £315, North Durham £258North Durham: £258Torfaen: £315North Durham: £259Torfaen: £316North Durham: £245Torfaen: £298

    £315£316£298Torfaen is higher£258£259£245

  14. Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, per resident: Torfaen £4.47, North Durham £4.38North Durham: £4.38Torfaen: £4.47North Durham: £4.39Torfaen: £4.49North Durham: £4.15Torfaen: £4.24

    £4.47£4.49£4.24Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count£4.38£4.39£4.15

  15. Income Supportper resident, 2024-25

    Income Support, per resident: Torfaen £7.26, North Durham £5.49North Durham: £5.49Torfaen: £7.26North Durham: £5.52Torfaen: £7.29North Durham: £5.21Torfaen: £6.89

    £7.26£7.29£6.89Torfaen is higher£5.49£5.52£5.21

  16. Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25

    Other benefits, per resident: Torfaen £7.16, North Durham £6.80North Durham: £6.80Torfaen: £7.16North Durham: £6.83Torfaen: £7.19North Durham: £6.45Torfaen: £6.79

    £7.16£7.19£6.79Torfaen is higher£6.80£6.83£6.45

  17. State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    State Pension, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 205.4, North Durham 221.1North Durham: 221.1Torfaen: 205.4

    205.4North Durham is higher221.1

  18. Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Pension Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 27.2, North Durham 29.4North Durham: 29.4Torfaen: 27.2

    27.2North Durham is higher29.4

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 39.7, North Durham 38.8North Durham: 38.8Torfaen: 39.7

    39.7Torfaen is higherDepends on how you count38.8

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 113.2, North Durham 100.6North Durham: 100.6Torfaen: 113.2

    113.2Torfaen is higher100.6

  21. Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026

    Universal Credit, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 156.9, North Durham 138.1North Durham: 138.1Torfaen: 156.9

    156.9Torfaen is higher138.1

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, per 1,000 residents: Torfaen 22.1, North Durham 24.7North Durham: 24.7Torfaen: 22.1

    22.1North Durham is higher24.7

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Torfaen and North Durham, per resident
MeasureTorfaenNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitsper resident, 2024-25£5,605£5,628£5,316£5,431£5,455£5,152Torfaen
Pensioner benefitsper resident, 2024-25£2,639£2,650£2,503£2,839£2,851£2,693North Durham
Working-age benefitsper resident, 2024-25£1,697£1,704£1,610£1,501£1,507£1,423Torfaen
State Pensionper resident, 2024-25£2,327£2,336£2,207£2,520£2,531£2,390North Durham
Pension Creditper resident, 2024-25£110£110£104£116£116£110North Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£195£196£185£196£197£186North Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymentper resident, 2024-25£7.07£7.10£6.71£7.51£7.54£7.12North Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£807£811£766£669£672£634Torfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymentper resident, 2024-25£188£189£179£176£177£167Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper resident, 2024-25£103£103£98£115£115£109North Durham
Universal Creditper resident, 2024-25£1,268£1,273£1,203£1,118£1,122£1,060Torfaen
Housing Benefitper resident, 2024-25£266£267£252£239£240£227Torfaen
Employment and Support Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£315£316£298£258£259£245Torfaen
Jobseeker's Allowanceper resident, 2024-25£4.47£4.49£4.24£4.38£4.39£4.15Torfaen
Income Supportper resident, 2024-25£7.26£7.29£6.89£5.49£5.52£5.21Torfaen
Other benefitsper resident, 2024-25£7.16£7.19£6.79£6.80£6.83£6.45Torfaen
State Pensionper 1,000 residents, March 2026205.4221.1North Durham
Pension Creditper 1,000 residents, March 202627.229.4North Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202639.738.8Torfaen
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymentper 1,000 residents, July 2026113.2100.6Torfaen
Universal Creditper 1,000 residents, May 2026156.9138.1Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymentper 1,000 residents, March 202622.124.7North Durham

Total

Torfaen is higher on 10 of 22 measures, and North Durham on 12. Each row has its own scale from zero. Money is in 2026-27 prices2026-27 prices, using CPI inflationcash terms, not adjusted for inflation.1-11

Torfaen North Durham

  1. All benefitstotal, 2024-25

    All benefits, total: Torfaen £527.5m, North Durham £529.9mNorth Durham: £529.9mTorfaen: £527.5mNorth Durham: £532.1mTorfaen: £529.7mNorth Durham: £502.6mTorfaen: £500.4m

    £527.5m£529.7m£500.4mNorth Durham is higherDepends on how you count£529.9m£532.1m£502.6m

  2. Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Pensioner benefits, total: Torfaen £248.4m, North Durham £277.0mNorth Durham: £277.0mTorfaen: £248.4mNorth Durham: £278.2mTorfaen: £249.4mNorth Durham: £262.7mTorfaen: £235.6m

    £248.4m£249.4m£235.6mNorth Durham is higher£277.0m£278.2m£262.7m

  3. Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Working-age benefits, total: Torfaen £159.7m, North Durham £146.4mNorth Durham: £146.4mTorfaen: £159.7mNorth Durham: £147.0mTorfaen: £160.4mNorth Durham: £138.9mTorfaen: £151.5m

    £159.7m£160.4m£151.5mTorfaen is higher£146.4m£147.0m£138.9m

  4. State Pensiontotal, 2024-25

    State Pension, total: Torfaen £219.0m, North Durham £245.8mNorth Durham: £245.8mTorfaen: £219.0mNorth Durham: £246.9mTorfaen: £219.9mNorth Durham: £233.2mTorfaen: £207.7m

    £219.0m£219.9m£207.7mNorth Durham is higher£245.8m£246.9m£233.2m

  5. Pension Credittotal, 2024-25

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen £10.3m, North Durham £11.3mNorth Durham: £11.3mTorfaen: £10.3mNorth Durham: £11.4mTorfaen: £10.4mNorth Durham: £10.7mTorfaen: £9.8m

    £10.3m£10.4m£9.8mNorth Durham is higherDepends on how you count£11.3m£11.4m£10.7m

  6. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £18.4m, North Durham £19.1mNorth Durham: £19.1mTorfaen: £18.4mNorth Durham: £19.2mTorfaen: £18.5mNorth Durham: £18.1mTorfaen: £17.5m

    £18.4m£18.5m£17.5mNorth Durham is higherDepends on how you count£19.1m£19.2m£18.1m

  7. Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Payment, total: Torfaen £0.67m, North Durham £0.73mNorth Durham: £0.73mTorfaen: £0.67mNorth Durham: £0.74mTorfaen: £0.67mNorth Durham: £0.69mTorfaen: £0.63m

    £0.67m£0.67m£0.63mNorth Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.73m£0.74m£0.69m

  8. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £76.0m, North Durham £65.3mNorth Durham: £65.3mTorfaen: £76.0mNorth Durham: £65.5mTorfaen: £76.3mNorth Durham: £61.9mTorfaen: £72.1m

    £76.0m£76.3m£72.1mTorfaen is higher£65.3m£65.5m£61.9m

  9. Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Payment, total: Torfaen £17.7m, North Durham £17.2mNorth Durham: £17.2mTorfaen: £17.7mNorth Durham: £17.3mTorfaen: £17.8mNorth Durham: £16.3mTorfaen: £16.8m

    £17.7m£17.8m£16.8mTorfaen is higher£17.2m£17.3m£16.3m

  10. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen £9.7m, North Durham £11.2mNorth Durham: £11.2mTorfaen: £9.7mNorth Durham: £11.2mTorfaen: £9.7mNorth Durham: £10.6mTorfaen: £9.2m

    £9.7m£9.7m£9.2mNorth Durham is higher£11.2m£11.2m£10.6m

  11. Universal Credittotal, 2024-25

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen £119.3m, North Durham £109.0mNorth Durham: £109.0mTorfaen: £119.3mNorth Durham: £109.5mTorfaen: £119.8mNorth Durham: £103.4mTorfaen: £113.2m

    £119.3m£119.8m£113.2mTorfaen is higher£109.0m£109.5m£103.4m

  12. Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25

    Housing Benefit, total: Torfaen £25.0m, North Durham £23.4mNorth Durham: £23.4mTorfaen: £25.0mNorth Durham: £23.5mTorfaen: £25.1mNorth Durham: £22.2mTorfaen: £23.7m

    £25.0m£25.1m£23.7mTorfaen is higher£23.4m£23.5m£22.2m

  13. Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Employment and Support Allowance, total: Torfaen £29.6m, North Durham £25.2mNorth Durham: £25.2mTorfaen: £29.6mNorth Durham: £25.3mTorfaen: £29.7mNorth Durham: £23.9mTorfaen: £28.1m

    £29.6m£29.7m£28.1mTorfaen is higher£25.2m£25.3m£23.9m

  14. Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25

    Jobseeker's Allowance, total: Torfaen £0.42m, North Durham £0.43mNorth Durham: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.42mNorth Durham: £0.43mTorfaen: £0.42mNorth Durham: £0.41mTorfaen: £0.40m

    £0.42m£0.42m£0.40mNorth Durham is higherDepends on how you count£0.43m£0.43m£0.41m

  15. Income Supporttotal, 2024-25

    Income Support, total: Torfaen £0.68m, North Durham £0.54mNorth Durham: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.68mNorth Durham: £0.54mTorfaen: £0.69mNorth Durham: £0.51mTorfaen: £0.65m

    £0.68m£0.69m£0.65mTorfaen is higher£0.54m£0.54m£0.51m

  16. Other benefitstotal, 2024-25

    Other benefits, total: Torfaen £0.67m, North Durham £0.66mNorth Durham: £0.66mTorfaen: £0.67mNorth Durham: £0.67mTorfaen: £0.68mNorth Durham: £0.63mTorfaen: £0.64m

    £0.67m£0.68m£0.64mTorfaen is higher£0.66m£0.67m£0.63m

  17. State Pensiontotal, March 2026

    State Pension, total: Torfaen 19,328, North Durham 21,567North Durham: 21,567Torfaen: 19,328

    19,328North Durham is higher21,567

  18. Pension Credittotal, March 2026

    Pension Credit, total: Torfaen 2,563, North Durham 2,867North Durham: 2,867Torfaen: 2,563

    2,563North Durham is higher2,867

  19. Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 3,733, North Durham 3,787North Durham: 3,787Torfaen: 3,733

    3,733North Durham is higherDepends on how you count3,787

  20. Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 2026

    Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Payment, total: Torfaen 10,651, North Durham 9,812North Durham: 9,812Torfaen: 10,651

    10,651Torfaen is higher9,812

  21. Universal Credittotal, May 2026

    Universal Credit, total: Torfaen 14,764, North Durham 13,472North Durham: 13,472Torfaen: 14,764

    14,764Torfaen is higher13,472

  22. Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 2026

    Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Payment, total: Torfaen 2,075, North Durham 2,413North Durham: 2,413Torfaen: 2,075

    2,075North Durham is higher2,413

Show the numbers
Torfaen and North Durham, total
MeasureTorfaenNorth DurhamHigher
All benefitstotal, 2024-25£527.5m£529.7m£500.4m£529.9m£532.1m£502.6mNorth Durham
Pensioner benefitstotal, 2024-25£248.4m£249.4m£235.6m£277.0m£278.2m£262.7mNorth Durham
Working-age benefitstotal, 2024-25£159.7m£160.4m£151.5m£146.4m£147.0m£138.9mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, 2024-25£219.0m£219.9m£207.7m£245.8m£246.9m£233.2mNorth Durham
Pension Credittotal, 2024-25£10.3m£10.4m£9.8m£11.3m£11.4m£10.7mNorth Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£18.4m£18.5m£17.5m£19.1m£19.2m£18.1mNorth Durham
Winter Fuel Payment and Pension Age Winter Heating Paymenttotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.67m£0.63m£0.73m£0.74m£0.69mNorth Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£76.0m£76.3m£72.1m£65.3m£65.5m£61.9mTorfaen
Disability Living Allowance and Child Disability Paymenttotal, 2024-25£17.7m£17.8m£16.8m£17.2m£17.3m£16.3mTorfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, 2024-25£9.7m£9.7m£9.2m£11.2m£11.2m£10.6mNorth Durham
Universal Credittotal, 2024-25£119.3m£119.8m£113.2m£109.0m£109.5m£103.4mTorfaen
Housing Benefittotal, 2024-25£25.0m£25.1m£23.7m£23.4m£23.5m£22.2mTorfaen
Employment and Support Allowancetotal, 2024-25£29.6m£29.7m£28.1m£25.2m£25.3m£23.9mTorfaen
Jobseeker's Allowancetotal, 2024-25£0.42m£0.42m£0.40m£0.43m£0.43m£0.41mNorth Durham
Income Supporttotal, 2024-25£0.68m£0.69m£0.65m£0.54m£0.54m£0.51mTorfaen
Other benefitstotal, 2024-25£0.67m£0.68m£0.64m£0.66m£0.67m£0.63mTorfaen
State Pensiontotal, March 202619,32821,567North Durham
Pension Credittotal, March 20262,5632,867North Durham
Attendance Allowance and Pension Age Disability Paymenttotal, March 20263,7333,787North Durham
Personal Independence Payment and Adult Disability Paymenttotal, July 202610,6519,812Torfaen
Universal Credittotal, May 202614,76413,472Torfaen
Carer's Allowance and Carer Support Paymenttotal, March 20262,0752,413North Durham

Sources

Each area's page lists the limits of its figures and where each one comes from.

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  5. 5Social Security Scotland. Child Disability Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 17 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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  7. 7Social Security Scotland. Carer Support Payment statistics to 30 June 2026. Published 10 August 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  8. 8Social Security Scotland. Winter heating benefits statistics for winter 2025/26. Published 18 May 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
  9. 9Office for National Statistics. Population estimates by local authority (Nomis NM_2002_1). Published 5 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. Data release 2026-10-08.2.
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